Write Cell

UiPath.MicrosoftOffice365.Activities.Excel.WriteCellConnections

Description

Writes information in the indicated Excel workbook cell.

Scopes

This activity requires the following scopes:

• Sites.ReadWrite.All

Project compatibility

Windows | Cross-platform

Configuration

• Microsoft OneDrive & SharePoint connection - The connection for the Microsoft 365 account to use in the activity.
• Workbook - The Excel workbook to use. The method to specify the folder to be retrieved: Folder picker, Enter Id, Enter Url.
  • File/Folder picker option: Click the Folder icon to browse the OneDrive or SharePoint files/folders and select a spreadsheet. This option accepts input as IResource.

    • Use the See more button menu to use a variable or select the Reload Folder Data option if you've modified your folders and need to retrieve the latest data.

  • Enter Id option:

    • Workbook Id - The ID of the workbook of interest. This property supports String variables and string formatted values.
    • SharePoint site address - The URL of the SharePoint site that contains the file or folder. This property supports String variables and string formatted values. Open your SharePoint site in a browser and copy its URL, e.g., https://yourcompany.sharepoint.com/sites/ProductOfficial.
    • SharePoint document library - The document library within the indicated SharePoint site that contains the file or folder. This property supports String variables and string formatted values. Open the Documents tab in your SharePoint site and copy the URL, e.g., https://yourcompany.sharepoint.com/sites/ProductOfficial/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx.

  • Enter Url option:

    • Workbook Url - The URL of the workbook of interest. This property supports String variables and string formatted values. Retrieve the URL by opening the file in a browser.
• Sheet/Named range - The sheet or named range where the cell is located, e.g., Sheet1!A1:B6. If it is a named range, it will read the first cell of the range. This field is prepopulated with information retrieved from the selected workbook. This property supports String variables and string formatted values. We don't recommend using special characters (#) or special character combinations ($@) for this field.

  • Select the Update Ranges option if you've modified your sheets and need to retrieve the latest data.

• Cell - The cell into which to write, e.g., A2. This property supports String variables and string formatted values.
• What to write - The data written in the indicated cell. This property supports String variables and string formatted values. For example, you can use the output variable of a Read cell activity.

  Note: Some special character combinations in the Sheet/Range name property can cause the activity to throw an error. For example, Sheet%Test is a valid input, but Sheet%44 isn’t (%44 is transformed into D).

Known limitations for requests

Be aware of request/response limits when working with ranges. The limit stands at 4 MB, e.g., on average 10,000 cells with 20 characters each for Read requests, 4,000 cells with 20 characters each for Write requests. For more information, see Excel specifications and limits.

Example

See also:

• Excel Online activities

• Create Workbook
• Delete Sheet
• Read Cell